On the First Day of Meteorologist Spring

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Not much happening yet, but there is promise.

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COVID US News One Year Ago: 2020 Flashback
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A second coronavirus death has been confirmed in King County, Washington. The first US COVID death had occurred the day before on February 29th.

Cases increase in the US: New cases of the coronavirus were identified around the country, with New York reporting its first case.

The US has 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (CDC Statistics)

"Highest level of alert": The World Health Organization says the outbreak reached the “highest level” of risk for the world, with the director-general warning it can go in "any direction."

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Forward to the Present Time
Updated March 1, 2021
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The US has 28,897,871 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and
518,720 confirmed Deaths from COVID-19 (CDC Statistics)

Dr. Fauci Warns Stopping Public Health Measures Now is “Dangerous”.

“Thing we don't want is to have it plateau at 70,000 per day. That's exactly the thing that happened during previous surges. As it peaked and started to come down, people withdrew some of the intensity of the public health measures and it kind of stabilized at a very high level. That's very dangerous, particularly given the fact that we have these variants around.”

“So follow Fauci’s fundamentals and help end this pandemic, no matter where you live—wear a face mask that fits snugly and is double layered, don’t travel, social distance, avoid large crowds, don't go indoors with people you're not sheltering with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene, get vaccinated when it becomes available to you, and to protect your life and the lives of others.'" MSN
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